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Special Andover Economic Development Authority Meeting
Tuesday, October 15,2002
6:30 p.m.
Conference Room A
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes - October 1, 2002
3. Andover Station Residential Site Development
4. Other Business
5. Adjournment
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ANDOVER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY MEETING
OCTOBER 15, 2002 - MINUTES
A Meeting of the Andover Economic Development Authority was called to order by Secretary Mike
Knight, October 15, 2002, 6:35 p.m., at th~ Andover City Hall, 1685 Crosstown Boulevard NW,
llndover,~esotL
Present: President Mike Gamache (arrived at 6:35 p.m.), Commissioners
Don Jacobson, Mike Knight, Ken Orttel, Julie Trude (arrived at
6:48 p.m.); Voting resident member Robert Nowak.
Absent: Voting resident member Terri Hokanson and Non-voting resident
members Fred Larsen and Edward Schultz
Also present: Executive Director, John Erar
City Finance Director, Jim Dickinson
Community Development Director, Will Neumeister
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AGENDA APPROVAL
Add to the Agenda under Other Business, llndover Station North.
MOTION by Jacobson, Seconded by Orttel, to approve the Agenda'as amended above. Motion·
carried 4 ayes, 0 nay, 3 absent (Gamache, Trude and Hokanson).
APPRO V AL OF MINUTES
October 1, 2002: Correct as written.
MOTION by Orttel, Seconded by Nowak, approval of the Minutes as written. Motion carried on a 3
ayes, 0 nay, 1 present (Jacobson) and 3 absent (Gamache, Trude and Hokanson) vote.
President Gamache arrived at 6:37 p.m.
ANDOVER STATIONRESIDENTIAL SITE DEVELOPMENT
CJ Executive Director Erar explained issues have been rirised by Hanson Builders that necessitate
further discussions and actions by theEDAconcerning environmental aspects of the site
development.
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Mr. Erar stated there was a meeting with Dean Hanson and Keith Ulstead of United Properties
and several concerns were raised associated with environmental facets of the site that the EDA
needs to address to allow the project to move forward.
Mr. Erar stated the Performance of a Phase II Study would most likely be in the range of $20,000
to $25,000 for the environmental work. Should additional environmental remediation be
necessary, the EDA would need to consider expending additional funds for this purpose. i
Mr. Erar stated that Mr. Hanson stated he was going to withdraw fÌom the project because they ,
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did not want to be solely liable for any environmental issues originating fÌom the land itself. ;
Mr. Erar stated he did talk to United Properties regarding a Phase II Environmental Study and l
they would be willing to share the cost if the property comes back clean. United Properties has
two conditions. One is if the site comes back clean they will pay for half of the cost of the survey
but if it comes back dirty the EDA would need to clean up the entire site. The second condition is
whether the EDA would extend the time to market the property. ,
0 Mr. Erar stated this is the third builder that has backed out of the site. He stated that Brownfield
site development is not new; it has been done around Minnesota.
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Commissioner Knight thought the PCA gave the site a clean bill. Mr. Erar stated they did in i
certain areas. If they could get phase II out of the way, they have other builders interested in the
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Mr. Erar stated the concern is getting the Phase II done and the disclosure required by the State.
Commissioner Jacobson asked what kind of extension United Properties is looking at. Mr. Erar
stated he believed they were looking at another 180 days. i
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Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Knight, to approve Phase II Environment Study, Remedial i
Cleaning with United Properties paying for half if the site is clean.
Commissioner Knight stated they are operating honestly because of the PCA approval. Mr. Erar
stated he believed they have been operating honestly but there are still environmental issues out
there.
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Commissioner Orrtel stated they sold the property as clean and he felt they should stand behind
it. Mr. Erar stated residential development has a higher threshold than commercial development.
He stated the issue is the disclosure and marketing of the property. !
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0 Commissioner Trude arrived at 6:48 p.m.
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Motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nay, 1 absent (Hokanson).
Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Trude, to approve an extension to United Properties of up to 180 ;
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days. Motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nay, 1 absent (Hokanson).
President Gamache asked if the EDA should discuss the disclosure. Mr. Erar stated he believed
this should be left up to the legal department. i
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OTHER BUSINESS
. Andover Station North
1. Move forward with site planning EA W (Environmental Assessment Worksheet). Asked
SEH to come up with an estimate for the EA W.
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Community Development Director Neumeister stated there are thresholds as to what is :
mandatory. ¡
2. Phase I for Andover Station North site.
CJ Community Development Director Neumeister stated this site had ajunkyard on it and had
environmental issues. This site will probably need a Phase II Study on it and the EDA should
authorize a Phase II if needed.
Commissioner Orttel stated this site is not as bad as the south site and asked why they need a
Phase II. Mr. Erar stated it is in case Phase I shows problems. I
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Mr. Erar stated Phase I would be around $2,400 and Phase II would be $10,000 to $15,000.
Commissioner Knight asked why it would be so high. Commissioner Orttel stated it was actually i
less money than the other site. ,
3. Flood Plain ,
Community Development Director Neumeister stated they needed to do a delineation study on
the flood plain. Mr. Erar stated he does not know what the cost of this will be. Mr. Neumeister
stated they would need to do topography on the site. Mr. Erar stated it could be up to $14,000.
Mr. Neumeister stated they needed to get this done because any contract for sale needs to have
the flood plain pointed out.
City Finance Director Dickinson stated the money would come from TIF funds.
(' Motion by Orttel, Seconded by Trude, approval of the three items listed above. Motion carried 6
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ayes, 0 nay, 1 absent (Hokanson).
Mr. Nowak asked how long this would take. Mr. Erar stated he believed it would be six month.
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Motion by Jacobson, Seconded by Ortte1, to adjourn. Motion carried 6 ayes, 0 nay, 1 absent
(Hokanson). The meeting adjourned at 6:59 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Osbeck"Recording Secretary
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